Tag: Norinco
Nigeria confirmed to be operating Type 89 IFVs
The Nigerian Army is confirmed to be operating Type 89 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) acquired from China’s Norinco, months after they were first rumoured...
Arms sales by China’s four biggest companies in the sector rose...
Arms sales by China’s four biggest companies in the sector rose by 4.8% in 2019 compared with 2018 to $56.7 billion, a leading conflict...
Nigerian military receives tanks, artillery from China
Nigeria’s military has taken delivery of VT-4 main battle tanks, SH-5 self-propelled howitzers and other equipment from China in an effort to strengthen its...
Gabon unveils new VN1 armoured vehicles
Gabon’s Republican Guard (GR) presented VN1 8×8 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), manufactured by Chinese company Norinco, for the first time during the country’s Independence...
Malawi commissions naval vessels
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on 21 August presided over the commissioning of patrol vessels that he said would help boost the operations of the...
Algeria has acquired SR5 multiple rocket launchers
Algeria appears to have acquired SR5 multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) from China, with a number seen in a convoy in the country.
Two...
Rwanda displays new self-propelled artillery
Rwanda has acquired SH3 122 mm self-propelled artillery systems from China, and displayed them during a recent exercise.
A single Norinco SH3 was...
Niger operating WZ551 armoured personnel carrier
Niger has been revealed as a new operator of the Chinese WZ551 armoured personnel carrier (APC) after a video emerged of the...
Kenya’s police receive Norinco VN4 armoured vehicles
Kenya's police force has received 30 Norinco VN4 4x4 armoured vehicles from China, which will be used for anti-terror, peacekeeping and police...
EWI2 partners with Norinco on 8M armoured vehicle
South African company EWI2 has partnered with the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) to produce the 8M wheeled mine resistant, ambush...